Monday, 16. September 2002

Conference round-up

Further stuff on todays conference: Andy Müller-Maguhn gave his usual presentation. Jens Ohlig and Pylon presented the development of the whole issue labeling it "chronology of horror".

Mr. Summa of the german Internet provider association eco explained their position and sounded reasonable while doing so. When the german Internet providers willingly blocked http://xs4all.nl in 1996 just because to show that this doesn't work out. I have some difficulties getting used to this thought because I dimly remember eco as being pro filtering in the nineties.
Six Internet providers are going to court over this issue and intend to bring this issue forward, if needed up to the constitutional court. Good that they stand up.

Irini Vassilaki did a legal analisys of the blocking order. Working systematically through all the small steps involved in checking if such an order is legal she concluded it's illegal. Well done. A core problem is if the webpages have to be assessed under the statues of our media law (MDStV) or telekommunication law (TDG). Another interesting problem is the question if the district government is acting to do risk containment (they could) or to enforce criminal laws (that's law enforcement's job - not theirs). Mrs. Vassilaki assumes the second possibility.

Prof. Hoeren, who is also judge in Düsseldorf did not show up as advertised. As far as I understood, he is expecting to be involved in this subject as a judge and wants to avoid being prejudiced.

There is an german article at heise about the event.
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